A Case of Need

Had an interesting idea for a post. So I need to shovel some snow, so this post helps me procrastinate. Also my shoulder holster makes my shoulders ache more when I shovel so I stripped off my carry gear dropped it on the armory bench and snapped a picture:

So there it is. My S&W1911Sc Commander, with my two Wilson Combat reloads (total of 25 rounds of .45 ACP +P JHP ammo) my wallet, my Droid2 smartphone (loaded to my blog just for the sake of being meta) my CRKT Notorious folder, and my keys with my CRKT Gekkota

I thought about a variation of this photo but with my CZ82 which is both a very good carry gun (especially given you can get them for around $200!) and feeds 9x18mm from 12 round double-stack magazines, but the point is moot.

You see the antis have found an amusing little debate point. Owning a 33 round Glock magazine is generally kinda silly. There are a few good ideas, like owning a 9mm Carbine that eats from Glock boxes, I know competitive shooters carry a single monster-mag as the stick to top-off their gun before each run of a stage. Load the mag once, and use it to top off your gun for 30 stage runs it makes perfect sense. I heard one person say an extended magazine is his night-stand mag as you don’t sleep in a gunbelt, so you likely won’t be carrying a reload if something goes bump in the night.

They’re all good arguments, but it is an interesting point. While the Glock 19 is a great carry gun, it IS damn near impossible to conceal with a 33 round box fixed (easier to conceal if you carry the big stick as a reload), and it does really alter the balance, size and weight of the gun. Certainly I seem to do just fine with 25 rounds spread between 3 8-round magazines and a chamber.

Of course also the anti’s argument falls flat in that they aren’t banning magazines that hold more than 30 rounds, but magazines that hold more than TEN!!!! (and they’re calling them “Clips” to boot!)

But let’s disregard that, and let’s disreguard all you people who carry 10+ capacity guns. (I include fellow Masshole Jay who carries a 13 round mag as a reload)

I point out that the term “Anti-Gun” is a bit of a misnomer, given that the same people who banned guns in the UK also banned knives. The same people who banned guns in New York banned knives, trans-fat, and are trying to ban salt and cigarettes.

They are anti-freedom (and pro ignorance).

I’ll openly admit that while I carry my 1911 every day, and while I’ve been VERY glad to have it on me in a few ugly situations, I’ve never had to draw it from the holster to defend my life.

But my pocket knife is illegal in the UK. Its also likely illegal in New York, Delaware, and likely my own state of Massachusetts. But I use it every day for work. Its great for opening boxes, cutting feed sacks, and generally being a tool used by a tool-using organism. I use it damn near every day at home as well.

The CRKT Gekkota is also really useful. Its nice to have a small multi-tool with you in your pocket (I need to do a product review on this great little tool!) it has a knife that’s a hair over 1″, as well as a bottle opener, and a screwdriver. Most places don’t ban such a small knife, still as somebody who knows human anatomy quite well I could easily kill a human with a 1″ knife. BTW a 1″ knife remind you of another tool we may all have around the home or office?

Yep that’s just laying around the labs. Great tools, but they’ve taken on a stigma.

yeah, that.

The bottom line all of these tools are on the radar of those who hate freedom. They talk about need, but they make the case pretty clear they really don’t give a flying fuck if you need a tool or not. if they don’t like it, they’ll look to ban it as best they can.

These are not people to compromise with, these are people who need to be crushed politically and socially.

Nothing less!

BTW title ganked from a fantastic book from an author who I deeply miss.